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Niskayuna board reviews maintenance-of-effort budget; tax-cap calculation due March 1
Summary
Niskayuna Central School District finance staff presented a maintenance-of-effort budget for 2025-26 that preserves current programs while phasing a 0.85% tax impact, with the district's tax-cap calculation due to the State Comptroller's office shortly and a first-draft budget planned for the Feb. 25 board meeting.
Niskayuna Central School District finance staff presented the district's maintenance-of-effort budget for 2025-26 during the Feb. 11 Board of Education meeting, saying it is designed to continue current programs and services while accounting for anticipated cost increases.
The presentation lays out a phased tax impact totaling 0.85 percent for the project the district is planning to fund, with 0.425 percentage points proposed for next year and the remainder phased into a following year. Staff said the district must submit its tax-cap calculation to the State Comptroller's office in early March; the board will receive the calculation at its Feb. 25 meeting.
The plan starts from a baseline that maintains existing programs and staffing, including a continued, expanded allocation for professional development…
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